His presentation outlined the evolution of Ecuador’s national public policy on disabilities, the national strategy on universal accessibility and the progress Ecuador and various partners have made in pursuit of Universal Design and inclusion. Ecuador has a unique commitment to inclusion and is highly involved with the UN on such efforts. In 2016, Quito, Ecuador’s capital city hosted “Habitat III”--the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development at which the New Urban Agenda was adopted. The DIAUD network supports Habitat III and the New Urban Agenda, an international urbanization model through the disability-inclusive contributions made by members of the network.

For a more comprehensive look into this topic, we share Fernando Jácome Gavilánez’s presentation slides as well as the DIAUD kick-off meeting agenda presentation. GUDC is a proud partner of DIAUD and supporter of Ecuador’s movement for inclusion.